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antidromous

antidromous adjective: changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.

Adjective

antidromous (not comparable)

  1. Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
    • antidromous branches
    • antidromous ovaries
    Synonyms:
    antidromal

Synonyms of antidromous

Origin of antidromous

From anti- + -dromous.

Questions about antidromous

What does antidromous mean?
Antidromous means changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
What part of speech is antidromous?
Antidromous is an adjective.

Words near antidromous in the dictionary

  1. antidromal
  2. antidromic
  3. antidromical
  4. antidromically
  5. antidromicity
  6. antidromous
  7. antidromy
  8. antidrone
  9. antidrones
  10. antidrop
  11. antidropsical

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